NY Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays - Sept 23, 2020

[Ex Player]

Jansen, Panik and Shaw start

 

[wilko]

Yanks Lineup:

 

[Brownie19]

Clint Frazier and his 163 wRC+ hitting 9th. I think Boone's been near Charlie a little too long.

[Spanky99]

Clint Frazier and his 163 wRC+ hitting 9th. I think Boone's been near Charlie a little too long.

 

Boone f***ed their lineup card last night, lol.

[Jays24]

Man, looking at the Yankees lineup makes me miss Donaldson, Bautista and Edwin. Those 3 were the scariest dudes to pitch to. Wonder if our current guys can ever get to that level.

[Spanky99]

Man, looking at the Yankees lineup makes me miss Donaldson, Bautista and Edwin. Those 3 were the scariest dudes to pitch to. Wonder if our current guys can ever get to that level.

 

Bichette/Teoscar/Tellez/VGJ maybe Gurriel and Biggio could, it'll be fun finding out.

[gruber92]

Let's see how Jansen responds tonight.

[Ex Player]

Man, looking at the Yankees lineup makes me miss Donaldson, Bautista and Edwin. Those 3 were the scariest dudes to pitch to. Wonder if our current guys can ever get to that level

In a way I hope they dont, I'd rather have line drive hitters with high OBP mixed with a few power hitters. Our team back then was too much geared towards the homerun, and when you face world class pitching in a WS homeruns arent always gonna be there

[Spanky99]

In a way I hope they dont, I'd rather have line drive hitters with high OBP mixed with a few power hitters. Our team back then was too much geared towards the homerun, and when you face world class pitching in a WS homeruns arent always gonna be there

 

lol

[gruber92]

In a way I hope they dont, I'd rather have line drive hitters with high OBP mixed with a few power hitters. Our team back then was too much geared towards the homerun, and when you face world class pitching in a WS homeruns arent always gonna be there

 

I know you mean but Bautista, Donaldson and EE all had excellent OBP's.

[Spanky99]

I know you mean but Bautista, Donaldson and EE all had excellent OBP's.

 

He was dead wrong, lol. Rather dumn to be honest.

[gruber92]

Ah c'mon.. f*** off already Vladdy.

[max silver]

Future gold Glover at first base.

[Ex Player]

I know you mean but Bautista, Donaldson and EE all had excellent OBP's

In the regular season yeah, but IIRC they were swinging for the fences a lot in the playoffs.

 

But that then also comes down to Gibby who needs to read these guys the riot act and tell them to stop doing that

[Orgfiller]

Vlad is just a f***ing disaster defensively. Pop ups existed at third base too, he had to take two steps to his right.

[Spanky99]

In the regular season yeah, but IIRC they were swinging for the fences a lot in the playoffs.

 

But that then also comes down to Gibby who needs to read these guys the riot act and tell them to stop doing that

 

lol... you're killing me.

[Spanky99]

Vlad is just a f***ing disaster defensively. Pop ups existed at third base too, he had to take two steps to his right.

 

Oh, game started. That was fugly, I went back and saw it.

[gruber92]

Vlad is just a f***ing disaster defensively. Pop ups existed at third base too, he had to take two steps to his right.

 

It's actually embarrassing, especially at this level.

[gruber92]

Well, one thing is for certain, Ray has excellent stuff. Imagine he has a streak of command with all his pitches in the playoffs? s*** could get interesting.

[Orgfiller]

In a way I hope they dont, I'd rather have line drive hitters with high OBP mixed with a few power hitters. Our team back then was too much geared towards the homerun, and when you face world class pitching in a WS homeruns arent always gonna be there

 

It's not too late to delete this post.

[Ex Player]

lol... you're killing me.

I think you know what I mean Spanky, I'd rather have a few .300 hitters who can steal bases mixed in with some power hitters. We didnt have that during our playoff run. Team was totally geared towards the homerun

 

It's not too late to delete this post

I will not

[bones10]

I think you know what I mean Spanky, I'd rather have a few .300 hitters who can steal bases mixed in with some power hitters. We didnt have that during our playoff run. Team was totally geared towards the homerun

 

So you want objectively worse hitters, makes sense.

[gruber92]

Biggio = respect.

[Spanky99]

I think you know what I mean Spanky, I'd rather have a few .300 hitters who can steal bases mixed in with some power hitters. We didnt have that during our playoff run. Team was totally geared towards the homerun

 

 

I will not

 

I sig'd that s*** up, hilarious.

[Orgfiller]

Imagine not wanting three Hall of Fame level hitters in favour of slap hitters who can steal a base.

[Ex Player]

So you want objectively worse hitters, makes sense

Having a #1 and #2 hitter who can hit around .300 and steal lots of bases makes our team worse??

[JFD]

Buck likes to set himself up to look stupid

[Spanky99]

Imagine not wanting three Hall of Fame level hitters in favour of slap hitters who can steal a base.

 

[Orgfiller]

Having a #1 and #2 hitter who can hit around .300 and steal bases makes our team worse??

 

When the alternative is any of Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion or Josh Donaldson, yes, significantly.

[Spanky99]

That was a filthy hop, thanks baseball Gods!